The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-10-13

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sCounty's excellent young farmers, left
Monday for Iuka,. Miss, on a business
and pleasure trip combined. He will be
absent about ten days, and will stop and
see the Atlanta Exposition Oh his way
home.
A copy of the first issue Of the Hamp-
ton County Neus Herald, which is pub
lished at Brunson, S. c., is on,our table.
Messrs. J. N. .stricklin q Co. are the pub
fishers. The paper makes very credita-
BILE beginning, and will doubtless be q
success.
The Port Royal & Western Carolina
Railroad authorities have given Anderson
{. Western Union rates over it's telegraph
line, and will in few days locate an office
in the business portion OF the city This
will be great convenience to our busi-
ness men.
The Sullivan Hardware Company have
now in store very large stock of guns,
pistols, cartridges, etc, and as the gaming
season is drawing near such articles will
be in demand. In their new advertise
ment they offer double -barreled breech-
loading gun at the low price of slO See
what they say about it:
List of letters remaining in the POST
office for the week ending October 18th
Mrs. Esther Burton, VIM. p. Brooks, j.
A. Carroll, Mrs. Martha Griffin, John
Henry Harper, Henry Harper, Marc
Johnson, Mrs. Josh Mcclellan, E. O.
Martin, John p. Lakin, a. Murdoch (2,)
Miss Emma Morton, Willis owsby, Sam
Rice, Sam Ramsy, ]. L. Robinson, Lou
Windham.
Melvin G. Ashley, an eleyen.-year-old
son of Mr.. Joshua w. Ashley, met with
distressing accident on last Monday by
getting his right arm caught and crushed
between the betting and shafting of his
fathers gin. The arm had to be ampu-
tated near the shoulder by Drs. Parker
and Shirley. AT last accounts he was suf-
fering greatly, but doing as well as could
be expected under su ch circumstances.
Mrs. N. w. cCauley died at her home
in Seneca last Monday morning, after an
illness Of several weeks. Mrs. McCauley
was formerly Mrs. Hewitt, and was the
youngest daughter of Maj. A. R. Broyles.
She was well known in Anderson, and
her many friends here were made sad at
the announcement of her death. She was
q most excellent lady, and consistent
member of the Baptist Church. A devo-
ted husband and two small children are
left to mourn her death.
Mrs. Thomas Dickson died at her home
near Pendleton last Tuesday morning, at
the advanced age of 70 years. Her re-
mains were inferred at the Old Stone
Church on Wednesday. Mrs. Dickson
was native of Abbeville County, but for
the past forty years or more has resided in
this County. She had been for years a
faithful member of the Presbyterian
Church, and was M ost estimable Chris.
tian lady. Her venerable husband ancl
family have the sympathy of many friends
i in their bereavement.
The Seminary Signal Gainesville, Ga.,)
says of Rev. W. 81. Strickland, the new
pastor of the Baptist Church there: "Com-
ing to Gainesville in the midst Of the
heated term, he entered upon his work
with such alacrity as only true, conse-
Grated Christian can possess. he has al
ready found his way into the hearts of
his people, and all are resolved to support
and encourage him in every way possible.
Mr.. Strickland is broad-minded, big
hearted man. His sermons show rare
culture and powerful intellect. He has
made the girls at the Seminary several
visits, and they all admire and love him."
The Gainesville, Ga.,) Seminary Signal,
inspeaking Of the removal Of Rev. A. A.
Marshall from that city, says {: Never did
any Church part with q pastor more re-.
luctantly than did the Baptists of this
city, when they were called upon to ac.
Icept the resignation of Rev. A. A. Mar
shall. For six years he had labored
among them, breaking unto them the
bread of life, visiting their sick and COM
forting those In trouble. He came to
them in the first blush Of young manhood,
this being his first pastorate, and by his
devotion to the cause of his Master and
his untiring energy transformed a puny,
weak organization to one of the strongest
Churches in the State. But he thought
Ibis duty called him to another sphere, and
1--we were forced to give him up;
The Court OF Common Pleas has been
fbusily engaged for the past week in dis
posing Of the business Of tho term. His
Honor, Judge Pressly, has worked inde-
fatigably, beginning at nine o'clock, and
continuing the session to dark, with a
tshort recess for dinner. The only case Of
public consequence, was the case of the
City Council vs. the G. & G.. r. R., to
compel the bridging of the width of the
cuts on Main and McDufde street. Maj.
B. F. Whitner represented the City Coun-
Gil, and Messrs. j. L. Orr and E. B. MUIR
ray the railroad. The case resulted in
favor of the railroad. The Court will
conclude to-day, all of the business of the
term having been dispatched. His Honor,
| Judpe Presslv. leaves the most pleasant